Arai Sugita

Arai Sugita was a Sohei warrior monk of the Uesugi clan.

Biography
Arai Sugita was a Sohei warrior monk, and he joined the Uesugi clan of Echigo Province. Sugita led a unit of Uesugi Matchlock Warrior Monks during the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima on 10 September 1561, and his riflemen helped to defeat the Takeda army.